Pastor Becomes Everyday Hero, Pulls Gun on Robber "Out of Love"

Sarah Jean Seman

10/22/2013 5:00:00 PM - Sarah Jean Seman

It makes for a rather fantastical tale — Indiana Pastor Carl Sanders walked into a Dollar General store to purchase Gatorade and found himself in the middle of a heist.

The store seemed unusually quiet Friday night, Sanders told NBC local news affiliate WFIE. The Covenant Life Ministries preacher entered to witness a man in a bandana ordering the store clerk to hand over cash.

The robber, later identified as 25-year-old Jermaine Dewayne Marshall, turned to Sanders with his hand wrapped in plastic. The concealed object was found to be only a spoon, however at the time, it was impossible to judge.

“He was telling me to get on the ground, but that's when I pulled my weapon and said, 'no, you get on the ground….I told him don’t move, put your face down on the ground, don’t even look at me right now. And I just told him ‘this is out of love,’” Sanders stated.

Marshall remained on the ground, until police arrived. Sanders confirmed he will be visiting the robber in jail.